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Today’s pangram is ADAPTING.
The word ADAPTING has no known definition.
ADAPT is defined as adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions. It is also defined as make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.
APIAN is defined as relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
The word APING has no known definition.
The word DAPPING has no known definition.
The word DIPPING has no known definition.
GAPING is defined as with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
INAPT is defined as not elegant or graceful in expression.
NAPPING is defined as not prepared or vigilant.
NIPPING is defined as pleasantly cold and invigorating. It is also defined as capable of wounding.
PADDING is defined as artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort.
PAGAN is defined as a person who does not acknowledge your god. It is also defined as not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam. It is also defined as someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures. It is also defined as a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew).
The word PAGINATING has no known definition.
PAGING is defined as the system of numbering pages. It is also defined as calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system).
PAID is defined as involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby. It is also defined as yielding a fair profit. It is also defined as marked by the reception of pay.
PAIN is defined as cause emotional anguish or make miserable. It is also defined as a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder. It is also defined as cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed. It is also defined as emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid. It is also defined as a somatic sensation of acute discomfort. It is also defined as something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness. It is also defined as a bothersome annoying person.
The word PAINING has no known definition.
PAINT is defined as a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating. It is also defined as makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks. It is also defined as (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court. It is also defined as apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil. It is also defined as apply paint to; coat with paint. It is also defined as make a painting. It is also defined as make a painting of.
PAINTING is defined as graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface. It is also defined as the occupation of a house painter. It is also defined as creating a picture with paints. It is also defined as the act of applying paint to a surface.
PANDA is defined as large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae. It is also defined as reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas.
The word PANDIT has no known definition.
PANG is defined as a mental pain or distress. It is also defined as a sudden sharp feeling. It is also defined as a sharp spasm of pain.
PANINI is defined as Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC).
The word PANNING has no known definition.
PANT is defined as a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open. It is also defined as (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately. It is also defined as breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted. It is also defined as the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine). It is also defined as utter while panting, as if out of breath.
PANTING is defined as any fabric used to make trousers. It is also defined as breathing heavily (as after exertion).
PAPA is defined as an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk.
PATINA is defined as a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper). It is also defined as a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, polishing, or handling. It is also defined as an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood).
The word PATTING has no known definition.
PIDGIN is defined as an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages.
The word PIGGING has no known definition.
PINATA is defined as plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks.
PING is defined as a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya. It is also defined as sound like a car engine that is firing too early. It is also defined as a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal). It is also defined as contact, usually in order to remind of something. It is also defined as hit with a pinging noise. It is also defined as make a short high-pitched sound. It is also defined as send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active.
The word PINGING has no known definition.
PINING is defined as a feeling of deep longing.
PINNING is defined as a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin.
PINT is defined as a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches. It is also defined as a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters. It is also defined as a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart.
PIPING is defined as (used of heat) extremely. It is also defined as a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.. It is also defined as a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems. It is also defined as playing a pipe or the bagpipes.
PIPIT is defined as a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage.
PIPPIN is defined as any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red.
PITA is defined as usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling.
The word PITAPAT has no known definition.
PITTING is defined as the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion.
TAPA is defined as a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark. It is also defined as the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
TAPING is defined as a recording made on magnetic tape.
TAPPING is defined as the sound of light blow or knock.
TIPI is defined as a Native American tent; usually of conical shape.
The word TIPPING has no known definition.
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